James Riordan has traveled the world collecting folktales and has published over thirty volumes of tales from different countries. The Twelve Labours of Hercules won the UK Reading Association Award 1998. He is Emeritus Professor at the University of Surry and Visiting Professor at the University of Worcester, as well as holding honorary degrees from Birmingham, London, Moscow and Grenoble. He regularly reviews children”s books for The Times., and his autobiography, Comrade Jim: the spy who played for Spartak, was published in 2008 by Fourth Estate.
16 Ebooks por James Riordan
Arnd Kruger & James Riordan: European Cultures in Sport
Sport occupies a key position in the cultural profile of a nation. This study forms a comparative guide to sport across Europe, in terms of its relative political and social status, its development, …
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€27.99
James Riordan: When the Guns Fall Silent
Jack, standing among the war graves, sees a face he recognizes. Suddenly, it’s 1914 again and he’s a young lad back in the trenches. Visions of killing and misery come to him with horrible clarity. B …
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€7.74
James Riordan: War Song
The Great War is raging in France and for girls like Florence and Dorothy it’s a liberating time . . . but also a dangerous one. As Dorothy risks her life working in the local munitions factory, Flor …
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€7.60
Bill Myers: Enemy Closes In
In book two, The Enemy Closes In, Zach meets a runaway who dabbles with the supernatural, and Elijah comes to their aid while another evil force closes in-the foul Shadow Man. But Shadow Man is no ma …
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€4.99
Bill Myers: On the Run
In book one, On the Run, Elijah’s supernatural gifts have drawn the attention of dark forces. Separated from their parents, Zach and Piper (with a lot of help from heaven) must protect their little b …
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€3.99
James Riordan: Soviet Youth Culture
Soviet youth behaviour and contemporary problems are discussed, including culture and pop music, gangs and drug addicts, delinquents and deviants, providing an insight into their life and attitudes, …
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€20.33
James Riordan: Blood Runner
Samuel’s parents and young sister, innocent bystanders during an uprising, are killed by South African police. Samuel is sent to live with his uncle, a tribal chief in the Bantu homeland, while his b …
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€8.96
James Riordan: Blood Runner
Samuel’s parents and young sister, innocent bystanders during an uprising, are killed by South African police. Samuel is sent to live with his uncle, a tribal chief in the Bantu homeland, while his b …
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€9.00
James Riordan: Blood Runner
Samuel’s parents and young sister, innocent bystanders during an uprising, are killed by South African police. Samuel is sent to live with his uncle, a tribal chief in the Bantu homeland, while his b …
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€8.99
Hilda R Ellis Davidson & Anna Chaudhri: A Companion to the Fairy Tale
Studies of the fairy tale describe different interpretations of the form and theories of its origin and transmission. Introduction by Derek Brewer. The aim of this book is to discuss the characterist …
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€30.99
Robert Mills: Questions Nobody Asks
In today’s busy world people become so preoccupied with their day-to-day existence that they rarely have time to T_H_I_N_K! I have designed this group of topics as conversation starters and short sto …
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€17.24
Hilda R Ellis Davidson & Anna Chaudhri: A Companion to the Fairy Tale
Studies of the fairy tale describe different interpretations of the form and theories of its origin and transmission. Introduction by Derek Brewer. The aim of this book is to discuss the characterist …
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€30.99
James Riordan: War Games
It”s Christmas Eve, 1914, and there”s a war on. British and German soldiers sit in the muddy trenches either side of No Man”s Land, as deadly enemies. Suddenly, a strange sound fills the air. A Ge …
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€5.72
James Riordan: The Little Puppet Boy
Petrushka is part of Russian folklore, but is not a folk tale. It is in the European tradition of ”Harlequin” and ”Punch”, performed in a puppet theatre at travelling fairs. Petrushka is tired of …
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€5.77
James Riordan: War Games
It”s Christmas Eve, 1914, and there”s a war on. British and German soldiers sit in the muddy trenches either side of No Man”s Land, as deadly enemies. Suddenly, a strange sound fills the air. A Ge …
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€5.70
James Riordan: The Little Puppet Boy
Petrushka is part of Russian folklore, but is not a folk tale. It is in the European tradition of ”Harlequin” and ”Punch”, performed in a puppet theatre at travelling fairs. Petrushka is tired of …
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€5.78
